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Is St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated in Ireland?
The holiday was traditionally a more solemn occasion on the Emerald Isle—until Americans got involved.
By: Elizabeth Nix
Updated: March 14, 2024 | Original: March 17, 2014
In America, St. Patrick’s Day, on March 17, has long been commemorated with rollicking festivities, but until recent decades, the holiday, which honors Ireland’s patron saint, was traditionally a more solemn occasion on the Emerald Isle.
The man for whom St. Patrick’s Day is named was born into an aristocratic family in Roman Britain around the end of the fourth century. As a teenager, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland, where he was held as a slave for a number of years. He eventually escaped the island, only to return later as a missionary and convert part of the population to Christianity. Centuries after his death, which some sources cite as March 17, 461, although the exact date is unknown, Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland, and March 17 became a holy day of obligation for the nation’s Catholics.
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https://www.history.com/news/is-st-patricks-day-celebrated-in-ireland
Is St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated in Ireland?
The holiday was traditionally a more solemn occasion on the Emerald Isle—until Americans got involved.
By: Elizabeth Nix
Updated: March 14, 2024 | Original: March 17, 2014
In America, St. Patrick’s Day, on March 17, has long been commemorated with rollicking festivities, but until recent decades, the holiday, which honors Ireland’s patron saint, was traditionally a more solemn occasion on the Emerald Isle.
The man for whom St. Patrick’s Day is named was born into an aristocratic family in Roman Britain around the end of the fourth century. As a teenager, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland, where he was held as a slave for a number of years. He eventually escaped the island, only to return later as a missionary and convert part of the population to Christianity. Centuries after his death, which some sources cite as March 17, 461, although the exact date is unknown, Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland, and March 17 became a holy day of obligation for the nation’s Catholics.
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https://www.history.com/news/is-st-patricks-day-celebrated-in-ireland
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